Assessing risk factors for complications in computer tomography-guided lung biopsy: quantitative analysis for predicting pneumothorax.

Background: Computer tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy carries the risk of pneumothorax. A variety of other risk factors affect the occurrence of pneumothorax.

Objective: Assess the incidence and risk factors associated with pneumothorax complications in CT-guided lung biopsy, and to conduct a quantitative analysis of the variables among the significant risk factors to identify more effective indicators for predicting pneumothorax complications.